Hi Lara,

Thanks for the info! You always have such good research tucked away!

I could just kick myself for not disobeying the neuro. He specifically said to discontinue the clonodine immediately and start the Abilify the next morning. Errr. Hard to rely on a dr who isn't concerned by withdrawal of a blood pressure med! We haven't checked his blood pressure, but will tomorrow.

We're at the 72 hr mark and I hope it gets better now. But, I'm disappointed to read about the time to get back to previous tic levels.

I really do hear you about the Xanax...but we have tried so many things over the years. The neuroleptics have just never worked well at all for Luke. And neither did the clonodine by itself years ago. It's been stunning to see the dramatic difference while taking Xanax. And he feels so much better in public - not 'suffocating' and 'crazy' around crowds. But then, it is a panic med, right? So it makes sense.

Thanks again,
Cheryl